Hello, i was just wondering how did you guys manage to connect the 99 parking light using the JDM housing with the U.S. Model. They are different. Did you guys just spliced the wires or where did you guys get the connector to replace the harness for those 99 lights.

Please advise.
Saul V


pictures will be nice, thanks

 

I think I heard that they had to splice em.

 

My local NAPA had some GM-spec push-on connectors which fit the little spades inside the bulb housings. I attached those to the cut ends of the '94 harness wires, shrink-wrapped the assembly, and filled the housing well with RTV after making the connection. I think that should be ok.

 

JT-imports sells a adapter.. I dont know the price though.

 

I just did the this mod last week.

I found the US marker light plug actually fits well if you take Mr. Dremmel and open the tabs a little. The tabs that slip in and lock in place fit fine once the opening for the main housing is opened up. To prevent crap getting into the light during modification, I put a soft cloth towel into the housing through the light socket hole and then pulled it out pulling the draft that got ground off during the mod.

The turn signal light was more involved. Pull the wires out of the US light socket. To do so, push the power wire up into the metal socket after pulling the metal receiver out of the plastic receiver housing (use a small flat tip screwdriver and insert it into the slots where the light pins slide down and into the metal receiver, twist and pull). After pulling it out, push the power wire back into the metal receiver, the rubber plug and spring will pop out. The main power wire runs through the metal plug and has a brass plug stamped onto it. Cut the wire just behind the brass plug, strip the insulation about 3/8" back and you are ready for the final step. The ground wire just wraps around hte metal receiver to ground it. Clean or cut the corroded section, strip the insluation and go to the final step.

Pull out the pins from the 99 spec turn signal light plug. To do so, push the metal tabs on either side of the plastic plug back in (the small locking tabs) and push the pin back out of the plastic receiver. Drill the flat holes in the plastic receiver large enough for the stock wires to go through it. Push the stock wires (still attached to the stock harness) through the 99 light plug, solder the stock wires onto the 99 pins and then reinsert the pins back into the plastic plug. After assuring that the wiring is working (hook it up to a 12V power source or install into the car and cycle the lights), put heat shrink tubing over the pins and solder and fill the back of the light plug with either silicone sealant or 2 part epoxy to keep the soldered bits from vibrating apart. Insert the light plug in the light housing and you are in business.

Problem is, if there is a problem later down the road, you have a bit of a pain to repair the wiring.

I am actually in the process of contacting friends at Mazda Japan to get the part number for the male plug ends to see if I can make a jumper between the US spec harness and the Japan light plug receivers. No luck yet though.

Not a pro job I did but it works fine. My $0.02. Good luck.

 

my dad did the same thing while i was at school. i havent put them on for good so we havent made the connection waterproof yet. skrinkwrap sounds like it would work though.

 

just take the old turn lamps off with the harnesses still attatched

cut the harness right at each light bulb then splice away the plastic to expose about 1/8 of an inch of wire. You should have 4 wires now on each harness. Then on the back of the new turn lamps melt or cut away the black tabs on both connector enough to be able to get to the connection inside. Now solder 2 wires onto each connector. Make sure you get the solder on there really good and give it a slight pull to make sure it doens't come off and then wrap with electrical tape and you are done. Mine have been on the car for 8 months like that and they work great.